Hakuba Now: Thursday 18th December 2025
- Dec 18, 2025
- 3 min read
Independent snow and weather reporting from the Hakuba region of Nagano
New snowfall at base 3cm
Snowfall at base this season 65cm
Posted on Thursday 18th December 2025 This is an archived report. The latest Hakuba Now report can be found here.
Morning from Hakuba.
Light snow this morning and some limited visibility on the mountains. That should improve as the day goes on and we might even get some sun and clearer conditions.
Ski areas are reporting 20-28cm of fresh snow up there, so it sounds like early tracks will be worth seeking out. (Remember, I report those numbers - those available anyway - in the list below each morning).
There has been just a little down here in the village.
Both Iwatake and Sanosaka ski area plan to open from tomorrow, but I can't find any specific details to share.
OK so the whole region is looking at a spell of mild conditions over the weekend. It should be getting colder again by Monday and hopefully we'll get a new portion of snow then, but as things stand it doesn't look like we can expect any major snowfall due before Christmas.
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ABLE Hakuba Goryu
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 25cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 105cm
Top: 45cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Gondola
Alps Number 1 pair lift
Alps Number 3 pair lift
Toomi quad
Scheduled course openings:
Panorama course
Grand Prix course
Super course
Technical course
Champion Dynamic
Champion Expert
Woody
Toomi
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Hakuba 47 Winter Sports Park
New snowfall (reported as 'todays snowfall' by the ski area):
Top: 20cm
Base: 10cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 130cm
Base: 40cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
All lifts operating
Line D usually only operates when the gondola is closed
Scheduled course openings:
All main courses open
The Tree Riding Zones are not yet open
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Hakuba Cortina
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Top: 120cm
Base: 50cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Cortina Number 2 quad lift
Cortina Number 4 pair lift
Scheduled course openings:
4 of 16 available
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Hakuba Happo-one
New snowfall (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 25cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 28cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Kurobushi (1680m): 140cm
Usagidaira (1400m): 28cm
Nakiyama (800m): -cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Gondola
Alpen quad lift
Panorama pair lift
Kokusai Number 3 pair lift
Kurobishi Number 2 quad lift
Scheduled course openings:
Kurobishi course
Usagidaira course
Panorama course
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Hakuba Iwatake Snow Field
Not yet open
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Hakuba Norikura Onsen
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
40cm
Scheduled ski lift operations::
Alps Number 1 pair lift
Alps Number 4 pair lift
Scheduled course openings:
Hakunori Family
Wakakura Central
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Jigatake
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
50cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Number 1 pair lift
Number 3 pair lift
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Kashimayari Skijo Family Park
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
75cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Number 2 pair lift
Number 6 quad lift
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Tsugaike Mountain Resort
Official snow depth (as reported by the ski area):
Upper: 136cm
Base: 40cm
Scheduled ski lift operations:
Gondola
Tsuga Number 2 pair lift
Han-no-ki pair lift
Scheduled course openings:
Limited but top to bottom
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White Resort Hakuba Sanosaka
Not yet open
Hakuba Now2025-2026 season |
Data as Thursday 18th December 2025 Total snowfall at base so far 65cm Number of days snowfall observed at base 8 days Most snowfall observed in 1 day 20cm (on 5th December) November 2025 snowfall 2cm reported on 1 day December 2025 snowfall 63cm reported on 7 days |
All snowfall data presented on this page is the snowfall measured and observed at base/town level by our reporter based in Hakuba. The 'new snowfall' number represents the amount of snow measured since the previous report. All opinions are those of the individual reporters. Information regarding ski area operations is manually checked every morning and is believed to be correct at the time of the report.